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Atlas is Missing in Oakland, CA

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Status

LOST

Date Last Seen

July 2, 2026

Location Last Seen

Oakland, CA 94602

Nearest Landmark

La Cresta Ave btwn Hampel St and Wellington St, near Dimond Park

Name

Atlas

Sex

Male

PawBoost ID

73092243

Microchip #

982126058397226

Species

Cat

Description

ATLAS is a 7 year old Brown/tan/white (some silver patches) American Shorthair Tabby Cat. He has a marbled pattern. He is indoor/limited-access outdoor cat who is my sweet kitty that disappeared at 10pm on 7/2/26. He typically does not go out at night (pet sitter let him out ๐Ÿ˜”) and I'm worried that he was scared by the fireworks and ran away. He had a tracking collar on and a blue collar with an orange/gold name tag. The tracker malfunctioned :-(. Both breakaway collars so he might not have them on. He responds to treats and calling his name. Please call me if you see my cat!!

Message from Owner

ATLAS is a 7 year old indoor/outdoor cat who is my sweet kitty that disappeared at 10pm on 7/2/26. He typically does not go out at night and I'm worried that he was scared by the fireworks and ran away. He responds to treats and calling his name. There was a potential sighting this morning (7/4/26) in Dimond Park next to the creek across the street from the Sausal Creek Trail entrance. Please call me if you see my cat!!

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Gail S.
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2 months ago
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Ojibway B.
2 months ago
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HappyCatLady .
2 months ago
๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–Keep calling for kitty from the escape door this morning and as the sun is settingโ€ฆkeep putting out wet food with camera aimed by sunset each nightโ€ฆ โ€˜ ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–Keep flyering and talking to neighbors, GAIN permission to check crawl spaces and sheds and under decks of neighbors with a flashlight to catch kitty's eyes ...continue leaving WET food bowl just outside where kitty got out - you must get a camera aimed or you won't know who eats the food - a camera reveals everything . โค๏ธ Lost cat Bobby was found stuck in a neighbor's shed who had left for vacation for 2 weeks!! he fully recovered! The guardian kept stopping by until neighbor was back home and gained permission to check crawl space, storage area and shed ๐Ÿ™Œ ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’– Lost cat REESY PUFF (lost for over 5 weeks) was finally spotted on camera - we aimed a mini blink camera where we placed wet food bowl at sunset and it took THAT long for him to come !!. In the meantime I was flyering door to door talking to neighbors and posting up flyers and gaining access to backyards to check crawl spaces using a flashlight...once caught on camera we placed the food partially inside an UN-set humane trap to get her used to going inside without negative consequences - the camera revealed she was hesitant but went in to eat (she was hungry!!) so the next night we set the trap at sunset with yummy bait and waited and watched the ipad that was linked to the mini blink camera aimed at the trap door...she came within 4 hours and by 10pm she was home with her HAPPY guardian ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’– Lost cat Pumpkin (lost 26 days!!) was spotted on a neighbor's RING camera who had seen the flyer I posted on her door - she allowed me to set a trap and I monitored out of sight using a BABY MONITOR with a LONG extention cord leading to my car (you must watch a set trap every single second so you dn't trap a neighbors cat or wild animal!) Don't give up - keep FLYERING ...post up flyers and also go door to door taping them onto front doors so no one misses the photo and info. Keep putting wet food in bowl.dish at sunset with a camera aimed that will send your phone movement notifications and record movement. Sending you love and unwavering determination ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–
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HappyCatLady .
2 months ago
Lure to wet food NIGHTLY. ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸฑLURE KITTY WITH WET stinky fish based CAT food placed in bowl near escape point (2 hours before sunset /ongoing) NO DRY food / it attracts raccoons - ONLY WET FOOD and NEVER leave food in the can - it will SLICE the TONGUE and mouths of hungry cats. Get a $29 mini blink camera (order on amazon overnight)aimed at that food bowl - it will send your phone movement notifications and video clips - this is KEY because scared cats HIDE from all humans - even from YOU! the human kitty loves. โ€”โ€”โ€” ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿฑ2 hours before sunset (ONGOING)Place bowl of wet food inside a larger bowl then fill the outer bowl with water to prevent ants from invading the wet food (NO DRY FOOD - you want kitty to smell the food and not attract raccoons who love dry food) ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿฑ ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸฑINDOOR ONLY cats and LIMITED OUTSIDE ACCESS cats never go far. They go into survival mode and hide in silence. Most of them will not respond when they are in survival mode. 3 AM is the best time to find a missing indoor only cat. This is the time they become most active and responsive. Sit and quietly call for your kitty in your calm normal voice. Try to stay low, standing is intimidating to cats. Be patient. Do your best to remain calm despite the alarming situation. Calling for them at the top of your lungs will scare your already frightened cat. Scared cats are the best hiders. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ DO NOT LEAVE THE LITTER BOX OUTSIDE๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ It will attract Predators that will scare your cat away ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸฑPut Your Scent Outside โ€”.Place your dirty laundry - Tshirt, socks, pillow case or blanket youโ€™ve used - place near the escape point. If you have a garage (and thatโ€™s the side kitty got out) place the items just inside the garage door left cracked open 5โ€ - just enough for kitty to get in. ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸฑMost INDOOR ONLY cats will be within 150 feet of your home HIDING (or stuck) . INDOOR cats that get out are immediately terrified and find the 1st place to hide and HUNKER DOWN sometimes for days at a time. DO a methodical search of the area. Check the house thoroughly. Check nearby bushes, underneath cars, in the car engine area, wheel wells and around the bumpers, check under your building, crawl space, drain pipe area. It's VERY VERY important that you look for kitty as late at night as you can.. Use a flashlight as late at night as you can to look in trees, under cars and in bushes, under porches, in crawl spaces. Try to look for the glow of the catโ€™s eyes. Because indoor only cats hide so well they are NOT as likely to be killed by a predator. Don't give up, it can take days. weeks or even months to find a missing cat. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ HUNGER ALWAYS WINS ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ place wet food just inside the escape door and get a camera aimed AT WET FOOD - to receive phone notifications of any movement. Wildlife and motion activated WIFI cameras are extremely helpful in spotting scared cats that come out to eat when no one is around. It can take many nights before hunger takes over enough to come out of hiding (if not stuck) Keep replenishing wet food each sunsetโ€ฆit took 2 weeks for lost cat Reesy Puff to get caught on camera eating the food at night ( we trapped her 2 nights later) It took lost cat Sophie 6 weeks to show up on camera - trapped the next night! Some cats remain at a neighbors to scared or unable to get back - wherever your cat gets sighted get a camera aimed at wet food there asap and rent a trapโ€ฆ Mini Blink camera : https://a.co/d/00x4Gs9H Blink wireless: https://a.co/d/6LnRHNM ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸฑPRINT flyers and hand them out to all your neighbors. Knock on doors. ASK neighbors to check Ring cameras and allow you to check crawl spaces, basements, sheds.. ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸฑIf kitty is spotted on someone's RING camera or in someone's YARD but STILL HIDING when you call calmly over and over THEN I'd highly recommend setting a trap at the same time kitty was spotted on camera. The trap must be monitored every single second it is โ€˜setโ€™ to trap. A lot of people are successful trapping their own cats. If you decide to trap, you must watch the trap closely, predators can a cat in a trap. In a recent case, while using a baby monitor to monitor the trap from inside the home, the guardianโ€™s cat came to the front door at 5 AM and she was heard on the baby monitor. ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸฑRENT/BORROW A HUMANE TRAP - Ask Nextdoor โ€˜cat ownerโ€™ group or other pet groups if someone can loan your a humane trap to lure kitty with stinky wet fish based food. You can rent from your local SPCA/animal shelter though it can take a few days to access so sometimes reaching out to cat groups on nextdoor and facebook will be faster. If you live in San Francisco I am happy to loan you one of my traps. Traps WORK well to lure scared cats out of hiding before Dawn or after sunset. ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸฑI use a baby monitor โ†’ https://a.co/d/bcuK17m as part of the STAKEOUT to monitor the trap door opening non-stop livestream (or you can add your wifi camera to your iPad or mini-ipad and use the pad as your live stream monitor OR SIMPLY watch LIVE FEED from your wifi camera (mini blink works great!). When you set the trap, you place stinky fish based wet cat food as bait at the far back center of the trap BEHIND the โ€˜trip plateโ€™. I would suggest getting the help with someone experienced. OR watch the training videos below. Itโ€™s crucial for you catโ€™s safety. You must monitor the trap at a close distance and/or watch the baby monitor live feed without distractions. ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸฑNEVER leave an active trap unattended/unmonitored for even 10 seconds. You donโ€™t want to trap another cat or worse, a raccoon. If you come across any stray cats coming to the food, please find out if kitty belongs to someone else by posting online โ€˜IS THIS YOUR CATโ€™ on facebook, nextdoor etc and take the cat to determine if micro-chipped. There are so many lost kitties and you would hope someone would do this for your kitty. *** WARNING: if you don't watch the trap and your cat gets trapped they will thrash around trying to get out and will call on predators that can a cat in a trap. Watch the trap every minute and be ready to cover the trap with a blanket once your cat is trapped - will calm kitty until you can get kitty inside the home. *** ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅBEFORE TRAPPING: MUST-WATCH HOW-TO VIDEO Trapper Tips and Tricks! Presented by Neighborhood Cats : https://youtu.be/DtXyrD6w0bk LINK to Graphic showing Trapping Stakeout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vTnF0r1693YiOYLhqJGvf0KtQQ3X17Qy/view?usp=sharing
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Kathleen K.
2 months ago
Oh no. Beautiful cat
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